The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-11

TODAY ........................ 1888 5000
Receipts same day last year. 3S4 2137
FINANcIAL-Money is in active demand, and
banks are Just about able to let their customers
have their legitimate wants
bankers are buying sight drafts at u per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount
Foreign Erchange-The market is very weak.
Commercial demand, 81 50; sixty days;
81 773l; ninety days, 81 IS; francs, Paris and
Have commercial, sixty days S. 291s; Swiss.
S. 29l6; marks, sixty days. 93 7-16.
SECURITIEs-The market is quiet with some
little demand for strong bonds and some inquiry
for Central railroad stock.
STOCKS AND BoSDs-City BondS-Quiet. At
lanta per cent long date, lOS bid, ITO asked;
Atlanta per cent, 11s bid, 12l asked; Augusta
per cent long date, lis bid LIZ asked Au-
gusta 6s long date 108 bid, ITO asked; Columbus
5per cent 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
III bid 112 asked; new Savannah per cent,
October coupons, l0112 bid 102 asked; new
Savannah per cent, November coupons, 101
bid, lUl1 % asked.
State Bonds Market steady, with light sup
ply Georgia new Us, 1889, l01 bid, 1O2 asked;
Georgia new AS, 1o414 bid, 1855 asked; Geor-
gia per cent gold quarterly coupons, lOo12 pa
lO51a asked; Georgia per cent coupons JahI-
airy and July, maturity 1896, IN old, III asked.
Railroad StockS-Central common, llS bid,
119 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 131 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1856 bid, 1893 asked; Southwestern pei,
6per cent certificates 994 bid, 9994 asked; At
anta and West Point railroad stock 1O9 bid,
III asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 1925 bid 1913 asked
Railroad Bonds-Market quiet savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company general
mortgage per cent interest, coupons OCTOBER
ll5 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mort
gage consolidated per cent, coupons Janli
airy and July, maturity 1891 lis bid, ll712 asked
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1873; llOza
bid l1115 asked; Georgia railroad U.s. ls97 100
bid, 10S asked; Mobile and Girard second mort
gage Endorsed per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1889, 1902 bid l0318 asked; Mont
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage per cent
indorsed by Central railroad 1868 bid. lOS
Asked Marietta and North Georgia first mort
gage; so years. percent, 100 bid, 1Oi@ asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
6ia and Augusta second mortgage
ITO asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage indorsed per cent, 100 bid, ll0 asked
South Georgia and Florida indorsed, 1lS bid;
10 asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
knoxville first mortgage per cent, MA old
ern first mortgage guaranteed, ia BID, llo1s
asked Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 113 asked; Ocean Steamship
tral railroad. 102A bid, i03 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 11S asked; Columbus and
tra railroad 104 bid, 10516 asked; Columbus
and Western per cent guaranteed,
lO' asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 10s19 bid, 100 asked. j.
, Bank STRAIGHTFORWARD. Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, 1873 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank Isl asked; savannah
bahk and Trust Company, "a BID, l0O asked;
natlonal Bank of Savannah 100 bid, III asked;
pglethorpe Savings and Trust Company, lO7
DID, l0S asked
Gas Stocls-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend 20 bid, 81 asked; Mutual Gas Light
Stock. 20 bid % asked.
BAcoN-Marlet advancing; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, 10l9c shoulders, i1sc;
ary salted clear rib sides, 9Mc; long clear.
91gc' shoulders, Gl4c; hams, 14c.
bAGGGING AND TIgs--Market irregular. we
quote: Bagging-2l4 MS S140S11c; 2lbs, 1890
g9sc; ~ MS, 67s0794c, according to, brand and
quantity Iron ties-Arrow and other brands,
nome nominal. 81 25 per bundle, according 10
brand and quantity. Bagging and ties IN retain
ioLS fraction higher. -
doc choice Goshen, zoe; gilt edge, 23G2oc;
creamery, 256p2Sc.
NABBAGE-Northern, i261l3c
=. CHEEsE-Market nominal; small demand;
sVock light. We quote, i16Jlbc
sCoFFEE-Tbe market Is firm. We quote Tor
S Snall lols Ordinary, 20l6c: fair, 2l1sci GOOD
''22c' choice dc; peaberry, 2Bc. ,-,
., DRIED fnUIT-Apples, eYaporated, l4c peeleu'
~ Peaches, peeled, l9c; unpeeled 5m7c. Cur
rants, &C. Citron. 25e
Dry GooDs--fhe market is firm business ialr'
nequote. Prints, 4G1Gc: Georga brown shirt
w b T. il3c; 20 do. 51ac; "a brown sheet
W., O9ec white osnabuigs, sl6fIloci checks
l54@tei yarns, soc for best makesi brown drih'
elsH-we quote full weights Mackerel-N99.
X VI 300 no. 90; No. 3, half barrels, nominal
SWat1 o.; No. z, 81 6O0s 90. Henfng-No. 4,
scaled, &c; cod, b6fSc.
FLouh-harlset sieady: demand moderate